# Accident 19871018066819A: Piper PA22160, Tucson, AZ, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1902° N, 110.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1902&lon=-110.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8779D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779D-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 117 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018066819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STARTED AFTER PILOT HAND PROPPED IT. PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT. IT JUMPED CHOCKS. HIT A HANGAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA035), Oct 18, 1987: Piper PA-22-160 (N8779D), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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